Mithun does it again

Mithun Chowdhury scored deep into stoppage time as Mohammedan Sporting Club sealed a high-scoring encounter of the Bangladesh Premier League 4-3 against Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

The former national team striker, who had scored the winning goal in injury time in Mohammedan's last match against Muktijoddha Sangsad, did the same at the Big Bowl yesterday to seal the fate of the topsy-turvy encounter against Brothers Union.

The veteran forward replaced Zahid Hasan Emily with ten minutes remaining and poked in a rebound after Brothers goalkeeper Kamal Hossain Titu could only block a Mohammedan attack in front of goal in the 92nd minute. The goal came after Kingsley Chigozie had scored twice at the start of the second half to give Mohammedan back the lead before Siyo Zunapio's spot kick had levelled it 3-3.

The win extended Mohammedan's winning run to three matches as they consolidated fifth position going into the mid-season break with 17 points from 11 matches. Brothers Union remain in 11th position with six points, level on points with Farashganj but only ahead on goal difference.

Meanwhile, Team BJMC piled more pressure on a struggling Muktijoddha Sangsad with a 3-0 victory in the day's other match at the same venue.

Substitute Abdullah Al Mamun opened the scoring with an excellent volley in the 58th minute after coming off the bench minutes earlier. The midfielder turned in Mohammad Shariful's through-ball as Team BJMC grabbed the control of the match before Kingsley Oshiokha made it 2-0 in the 76th minute with a neat finish after having received a square pass from Shopon Mia.

Kingsley scored his second deep into injury time to wrap up the victory, which took Team BJMC to sixth position on 15 points from 11 matches while Muktijoddha remained in ninth position with only seven points.